Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Champans 2023 SPS21 and wild blue flower yet

and wild blue flower yet grounded by iron minerality and almond complexity

A rare tête de cuvée from a perfectionist Northern Rhône producer

are grown in the fields around Jaisalmer in Northern India

but Dominique's reds are no afterthought — and Monthelie's Les Duresses is one of the best-kept secrets in the lineup

The wine sees fermentation and aging entirely in concrete — no oak — which keeps the fruit pure and the texture supple

Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Champans 2023 SPS21 and wild blue flower yetAnother of Lafon's top Volnay 1er Crus, and a wonderful counterpoint to Santenots. Where Santenots leans structured and savory from its hard, iron rich limestone soils, Champans sits on deeper, crumblier limestone clay soils and delivers a more aromatic, floral style classic Volnay perfume. Dominique Lafon may be the most celebrated white winemaker of his generation, but his reds are no afterthought; he has Burgundy in his blood, and the family's